Quality control wasn't the problem, smoke poles are like people, they've each got their own quirks and personality, besides, if you talk to a National Match champ, you can bet he's not shooting factory ammo, a serious shooter can spend days finding THE BEST load for an individual piece. It's the difference between a two inch group at two hundred yards and a starfish (one big ragged hole) at the same distance) <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />.